Fats Joe is including his 2 cents to the brewing dialog that as we speak’s hip hop journalists are huge trash, spurned over backlash from Kendrick Lamar giving his first “Not Like Us” interview to SZA!!!
The Bronx rap legend sat down for a brand new interview to debate the fleeting observe of artists having journalists ask them honest questions, in alternate, to have the ability to alter the narrative on their very own platforms. Fats Joe says the protection of Tupac Shakur and Biggie‘s beef led to their demise!!!
“I additionally imagine that the outdated guard of hip-hop journalists created plenty of battle and may even have blood on their fingers,” Joe defined.
Pleasant reminder that the “east coast vs west coast beef” was began and fueled and perpetuated by Vibe Journal.
2pac and Biggie’s blood is on that magazines fingers.
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“Once you discuss East Coast-West Coast, Biggie-Tupac, that factor was amplified, they usually each ended up useless,” he declared. “And, once I have a look at the so-called journalists that have been right here from day one, since Vibe and The Supply [magazines] and all that, nonetheless to today after they interview individuals they usually do podcasts themselves, it’s at all times a detrimental route.”
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We just lately spoke to Benzino and he blamed the 1995 Supply Awards for sparking the East Coast-West Coast wars, so there’s undoubtedly some synergy within the OG’s recollections.
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Kendrick compounded his which means of dissing Drake on “Not Like Us” to SZA … which irked music critics who felt Ok. Dot’s area was too secure to correctly define the nuances within the extremely publicized beef.
High Dawg Leisure’s Terrence “President Punch” Henderson‘s boss defended the interview and instructed the rationale Kendrick and different artists do softball interviews is as a result of most of as we speak’s journalists are TRASH!!!
This convo has been boiling for years — keep in mind DJ Akademiks ripped hip hop’s “Large 3” a brand new one when J. Cole determined to provide an interview to sports activities czar Bob Myers.
The blowback from Punch’s feedback despatched hip hop journalists right into a tizzy … however Joe says now that podcast mics are straightforward to purchase, artists have leverage.
Joe continued … “These have been the individuals after we didn’t have social media or podcasts, they have been controlling the sport, and it was at all times a detrimental narrative. Again within the day, if you happen to didn’t get shot 9 occasions or went to jail for 10 years, they wouldn’t take into account you an excellent rapper. It was horrible.”
Joe says he is aiming to be the subsequent Oprah, and sided with the brand new wave of streamers and TikTokers to push hip hop journalism ahead.
“So I form of agree with the younger boys and younger ladies,” Joe admitted. “They’re saying get your message on the market nevertheless you need and the place you’re feeling comfy, the place individuals ain’t out right here to jam you up. That’s why I did ‘Fats Joe Talks.’ So we may discuss precisely what the artist needs to speak about in a constructive gentle.”
“I used to go to interviews, they usually’d be like, ‘Joe, what’s up with Rapper X? I by no means even met the brother. After which, subsequent factor you bought beef with Rapper X over a journalist who wished to create a hype.”
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Switching gears, Joe hit the political circuit in Pittsburgh as we speak and joined his fellow Puerto Rican artists Unhealthy Bunny and Nicky Jam in slamming comic Tony Hinchcliffe’s joke about their homeland he made at Donald Trump‘s Madison Sq. Backyard rally.
